Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Simon Burns – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Simon Burns – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Burns on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve access to and standards of primary care.

    Mr Jeremy Hunt

    The Government recently outlined its ambitions in ‘Transforming Primary Care’. We have invested £50 million to improve access and made changes to the general practitioner (GP) contract to help ensure that patients aged over 75 and those with the most complex needs receive more personalised and proactive care.

    We have also appointed a new Chief Inspector of General Practice, and the Care Quality Commission is inspecting standards in GP practices and taking strong action wherever they find poor care.

  • Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-05-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of bomber aircrew personnel who flew missions from North Africa, Italy and the Far East during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.

    Anna Soubry

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation

  • Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer on 2014-05-12.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the concerns set out in the letter sent on 12 April by the Bar Human Rights Committee to the Home Secretary; and what course of action will be taken with regard to future visits by Helen Ukpabio to the United Kingdom.

    Lord Taylor of Holbeach

    It is the general policy of the Home Office not to disclose or discuss, to a third party, personal information about another person’s immigration status unless there is a substantial public interest in doing so. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-12.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of people eligible to be on the (a) most recent census and (b) most recent electoral register who were not recorded.

    Greg Clark

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff will be employed in the specialist housing teams that will be established in univesral credit centres.

    Esther McVey

    A team exists to support current live service. This will expand as the rollout continues.

  • Mark Williams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Mark Williams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of a Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived on deprived communities in the UK.

    Esther McVey

    The Government is currently considering the best use of the money. It is therefore too early to assess what impact it might have.

  • David Simpson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Simpson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent modern slavery.

    Karen Bradley

    The Government is determined to lead the global fight against modern slavery,
    and have introduced the Modern Slavery Bill to help us do so. The Bill aims to
    give law enforcement the tools to stamp out modern slavery and to enhance protection for
    victims. The Bill was published on 10th June 2014.

  • David Davis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    David Davis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Davis on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the findings from the US Senate Intelligence Committee, what information his Department holds on the number of detainees held in Diego Garcia.

    Hugh Robertson

    There are no detainees on Diego Garcia and the British Government is aware of no evidence that US detainees have been held on Diego Garcia since September 2001. The findings of the Senate Intelligence Committee remain classified and we have not seen them.

  • David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the change in waiting times for an initial decision for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa applications in the last year; what the average waiting time is for an initial decision for a Tier 1 application; and what assessment she has made of the economic effect of the time taken for such decisions on economic growth.

    James Brokenshire

    The average waiting time for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) customer in the financial
    year 2013-14 was 125 calendar days. The number of days taken to process
    applications dropped by 50 days over the course of the financial year and
    processing times continue to decrease.

    A record number of applications were decided in the financial year 2013-14, and
    there is nothing to suggest that processing times are deterring entrepreneurs
    from applying.

    Month Despatched

    Average Calendar Days Between Application Raised Date and Despatch Date

    Apr-13

    131

    May-13

    148

    Jun-13

    142

    Jul-13

    129

    Aug-13

    134

    Sep-13

    126

    Oct-13

    96

    Nov-13

    108

    Dec-13

    114

    Jan-14

    141

    Feb-14

    97

    Mar-14

    81

    Overall Average / Total Cases

    125

  • David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of failure to return a completed abortion notification form in each of the last five years.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. It is not possible to separately identify from this centrally held information convictions resulting from failure to return a completed abortion notification form. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.